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*THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODIES 410.8 (<34)

*THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODIES 258.3 (<115)

*TSH 5.20 (0.27 - 4.20)

FREE T4 12.7 (12 - 22)

*FREE T3 3.0 (3.1 - 6.8)

Symptoms - hard stool, puffy feet, tiredness, anxiety, weight gain, feeling cold, sweating less.

Taking 50mcg levothyroxine.

Dose reduced June 2017 from 150mcg levothyroxine and 10mcg T3.

Diagnosed 2011.

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You are significantly under medicated. What has GP said. You need to increase dose, probably in 25mcg steps. Do you have enough Levo to put dose up

What about a supply of T3?

Do you have results from when on 150mcg and 10mcg T3

You have Hashimoto's- very likely now have low vitamin levels as result of ridiculous dose reduction

I guess GP or endo freaked out at low TSH

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Kyla90 in reply toSlowDragon

Thank you for reply, I have almost run out of 25mcg levothyroxine so can't take 75mcg unless I cut 50mcg tablets in half. I have supply of T3 but only a month's worth of it.

Results when on 150mcg levothyroxine and 10mcg T3

TSH 1.66 (0.2 - 4.2)

Free T4 15.8 (12 - 22)

Free T3 4.6 (3.1 - 6.8)

Will post vitamin and mineral results soon, I feel no better on what I take.

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fibrolinda in reply toKyla90

Now even more confused you were under medicated then so why TH heck was your dosage slashed?

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Kyla90 in reply tofibrolinda

Hi dose was reduced because GP and endo were looking into reasons why I am hypothyroid and slim.

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greygoose in reply toKyla90

I can answer that : because you're hypo and slim! That's all there is too it. Not every hypo puts on weight. Some people even lose it. Just like not every hypo is cold, some are hot. You don't have to have every single symptom to qualify - there are over 300 of them!

And, how exactly did they believe that reducing your dose to nothing and making you ill, was going to tell them why you're hypo and slim? Of all the bird-brained, knuckle-headed, idiotic sadists, they just about take the biscuit! Tell them to go experiment on someone else, and give you your dose back! They have absolutely no idea what they're meddling with!

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Kyla90 in reply togreygoose

Ok thanks for this. GP and endo clearly don't know what they're doing then

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greygoose in reply toKyla90

They don't have a clue!

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Kyla90 in reply tofibrolinda

Hi I don't know why it was reduced.

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shawsAdministrator in reply toKyla90

Your TSH is a little high, the aim is 1 or below.

Both FT4 and FT3 could be higher, towards the upper part of the range.

You need an increase. You can cut tablets. I use a small tablet cutter which was discounted because I purchased another product.

amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00...

By eating gluten-free you can reduce the antibodies attack on your thyroid gland.

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shawsAdministrator in reply toKyla90

On re-reading I agree with fibrolinda 'why was your dose lowered' as your TSH was 1.66. The aim is 1 or lower. It does state the range can be between 0.2 - 4.2) 4.2 would be far too high for someone who is hypo so I think it is really for diagnosing i.e. above 4.2 you would be diagnosed.

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Kyla90 in reply toshaws

Hi when diagnosed my TSH was 33 (0.2 - 4.2) and free T4 10.1 (12 - 22)

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Kyla90 in reply toshaws

Hi dose was reduced because GP and endo were looking into reasons why I am hypothyroid and slim.

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bantam12 in reply toKyla90

Lots of people are hypothyroid and slim, silly GP and Endo !

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fibrolinda in reply tobantam12

Oh that was so much more polite than what I was thinking :O

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Boohbette17 in reply tofibrolinda

Love your reply Haha😳 I'm of the same thinking as you!!

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Kyla90 in reply tobantam12

By the looks of things GP and endo have no idea what they are doing then

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